Owen Valley High School Hosts 2011 Owen County Relay For Life Festivities

Kids and adults alike enjoyed playing volleyball during Saturday’s Relay for Life event at the Owen Valley High School track/ football field complex. (Staff Photo)
OVHS freshman Ethan Yates participated in and won his heat in the Port-A-Pot 500 toilet races held during the 2011 Owen County Relay for Life. While sitting on a ‘potty,’ participants must use plungers to push themselves down the track. (Staff Photo)
The young and the young at heart got involved in Saturday’s festivities, including these ladies who participated in the ‘Port-APot’ 500 toilet races. (Staff Photo)
“Amanda’s Angels” team members donned crazy hats for the Crazy Hat lap during the 2011 Owen County Relay for Life. (Staff Photo)
The team from Pleasant Hill Community Church, otherwise known as the “Cancer Ninjas,” gave cancer the ‘Hi-Yah’ at Saturday’s Relay for Life event. (Staff Photo)
Alivia Arthur, left, and Alexis Gentry, right, posed with Scooby Doo, aka Brian Schnurpel, during the Hawaiian lap at the 2011 Relay for Life. (Staff Photo)
Polly Chesser sang a variety of uplifting songs at Saturday’s Relay for life event. (Staff Photo)
World Arts, Inc. employee Bruce Yates sang many uplifting Christian songs at the 2011 Relay for Life. (Staff Photo)
Just a few of the signs and banners at the Relay for Life event encouraged those in attendance to ‘Fight Back,’ ‘Remember,’ and ‘Celebrate.’ (Staff Photo)